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  • Tang Yau Hoo New Horizons

    Preparing learners for the future of work

    The changes to the world of work in the last 10 years have been vast. We have seen a universal adoption of mobile technology and the rise of professional networking sites means the way we’re recruited is changing.

  • Cybersecurity illustration | nicoelnino 123rf.com

    Preparing for the future of cybersecurity

    We can track back over the past 100 years and see that our collective computing capability has seen exponential growth. Taking massive strides in computing power, storage and accessibility which has never been experienced at such a rate.

  • A teacher's thoughts on BTEC Applied Psychology

    Thinking about teaching BTEC Applied Psychology? We recently spoke to Amanda Bridger, Psychology teacher at Portsmouth College, about her experience of the new qualification.Ìý

  • Choose your path

    The power of choice in further education

    Choice is in vogue. In any area of life, there are many options you can take, each with their own pros and cons — and the variety only seems to be growing.

  • Illustration by Ben Wiseman

    The future of the digital world

    They say if you give a man a fish, he’ll feed himself for a day, but teach a man to fish and he’ll never go hungry again. But what happens if the fish adapt to the fishing techniques faster than the man can learn them?

  • UTC Plymouth's STEM Success

    At a time when almost half of UK STEM businesses are looking abroad to find candidates with the right skills, UTC Plymouth is paving the way for student success in the workplace.